(Updated) New Yammer as only option for non-admin users
	MC379026 | June 3 – Updated June 2, 2022: We have updated the content below to provide additional clarity. Thank you for your patience.We are pleased to announce that the next phase of the new Yammer experience rollout is a month away. With this change, all users will access the new Yammer experience, and the toggle for classic Yammer will be removed. Admins can still switch to the classic Yammer experience via a new toggle in the Yammer admin settings.
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	(Updated) Microsoft Forms new App “Polls” in Teams
	MC284259 | June 2 – Updated June 2, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.Microsoft Forms has always focused on providing the best polling experience to our customers. However, according to customer feedback and telemetry, we have determined that many people don’t know the “Forms” App provides polling capability in Teams. To provide a better experience we are delivering a new Teams app specifically for polling capabilities. This new app will be discoverable in Teams…
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	(Updated) Configuration Change in Name parameter for Exchange Online
	Act by: June 30
	MC365786 | June 1 – Updated June 1, 2022: Based on customer feedback, we have made the decision to provide additional time for organizations to prepare for the change. We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your feedback.We’re making some changes to the way Name parameter is being set in Exchange Online. We will be making a change to utilize unique ExternalDirectoryObjectId (EDOID) in the place of Name parameter in Exchange Online only.
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Additional updates

	SharePoint: Updated Site Logo Management
	MC388539 | June 3 – With this update, we’re centralizing the management of your site logo. To update or manage your site logo, you will now exclusively visit the Header panel under the ‘Change the Look’ settings. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 93231
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	(Updated) Loop components in Outlook Mail Preview
	MC360766 | June 3 – Updated June 2, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Loop components are live, interactive, collaborative objects that you can embed in team chats and now also on emails. When you send a Loop component, everyone in the email can edit it inline—and see changes instantly. That means you can collaborate right inside an email message. To give it a try, compose a new email or reply to an existing one and insert a Loop component via the toolbar or copy and…
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	(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Casting from Teams desktop client to Microsoft Teams Rooms
	MC341571 | June 3 – Updated June 2, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.For quick ad-hoc sessions that don’t require setting up a formal meeting, people can use Teams casting to wirelessly connect to a Teams Room and display content from the Teams desktop client (Windows and Mac). Users can share their screen and cast content stored locally on their computer or accessible via Office 365. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 88027.
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	(Updated) Microsoft 365 Admin Center: GroupID to be Hidden by Default in Microsoft 365 Active User Reports
	MC384778 | June 3 – Updated June 2, 2022: We have updated the content below for clarity. Thank you for your feedback.We will be hiding the GroupID variable in Microsoft 365 Usage Reports in the ‘Groups activity’ section of the ‘Active users – Microsoft 365 Services’ and ‘Active Users – Microsoft 365 Apps’ from June 2023.This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 93308
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	(Updated) SharePoint: Create from the SharePoint app bar
	MC350768 | June 3 – Updated June 2, 2022: Based on learnings from our early rings, we have made the decision to make additional changes before we proceed with the rollout. The create command in the app bar will be temporarily removed to address some stability issues with the Office document creation. We will add this experience back to the app bar starting in late July. We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.Apologies for the delayed release of this new feature. Resources in the…
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	What’s new in the Microsoft Intune Service Update for May 2022
	MC388234 | June 3 – Your Microsoft Intune account has been updated to the latest service build. How does this affect me? You will see the service release number updated in the Tenant Status blade of the Intune console soon. We’ve introduced some changes that we’re excited for you to try out. What do I need to do to prepare for this change? Click additional information below to learn more about what’s new in this service release. We’ll continue to update the What’s new page with any features that are released…
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	Microsoft Defender for Office 365 Preset Security Policies
	MC388229 | June 3 – We are making enhancements to Microsoft Defender for Office 365 preset security policies. It will provide a way to apply the policy to the entire organization and be able to optionally configure a list of custom users and custom domains to protect against impersonation attacks. Impersonation protection applies to Microsoft Defender for Office 365 Plan 1 and Plan 2 & Microsoft 365 DefenderThis message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 93262
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	(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Text Predictions for Teams Mobile (Android)
	MC341572 | June 2 – Updated June 2, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.Text predictions is coming to Teams for Android. When you compose or reply to a message in Teams, Editor Text Predictions anticipates your writing and suggests a suitable word or phrase inline. This saves time and helps to reduce typos. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 81573.
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	(Updated) Multi-language Teams meeting invite control
	MC296205 | June 2 – Updated June 2, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Multi-language Teams meeting invite control enables administrators to configure the join information languages in meeting invitations. Controlled by a new policy parameter, this feature allows the administrator to set up to two languages to replace the user preferred language when creating new Teams meeting invitations across all email platforms. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap…
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	(Updated) Co-organizer Meeting Role
	MC292796 | June 2 – Updated June 2, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Organizers will soon be able to assign the co-organizer meeting role to up to 10 specific people they invite to their meeting. Co-organizers will be granted most of the capabilities of the organizer in the meeting, including being able to access & modify the meeting options for the meeting.Usage of the co-organizer role for a meeting will be optional. If users choose not to use the co-organizer…
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	(Updated) Forms: Allow up to 5 million Responses per Form/Quiz
	MC318990 | June 2 – Updated June 2, 2022: We will not be moving forward with this feature for GCC-High or DoD organizations at this time and the supported number of responses will continue to be 50,000. We have updated the rollout timeline below for GCC organizations. Thank you for your patience.The number of responses allowed per Form/Quiz is being increased from 50,000 to 5 million. After a Form passes 50,000 responses, the form can continue to collect additional responses and the Form owner can export the…
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	(Updated) Multitasking Panel for Meetings on iPad
	MC384329 | June 2 – Updated June 2, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.The Teams Mobile meeting experience is being updated for the iPad. Users will now see a collapsible right panel during meetings, which enables richer multitasking experiences such as chat or viewing participant list alongside the ongoing meeting.This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 86923
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	Upcoming feature release: Teams Button long press to Raise Hand during meeting
	MC387684 | June 2 – We ask that you pardon us for not having honored out customer commitment to you by providing advance notice of this release. This new release enables users to invoke a Raise Hand reaction by long pressing their Teams Button on their Microsoft Teams certified peripheral.This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID:90738
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	Capture voice recordings with live speech-to-text in Office Mobile on iOS and Android
	MC387683 | June 2 – Recording your thoughts and jotting down notes using your voice on your mobile device is becoming increasingly important to stay productive, wherever you are. Whatever the motivation, Voice capture on Office Mobile App for iOS and Android device offers a powerful solution.
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	Planner cards now on SharePoint team site activity feed
	MC387641 | June 2 – This new feature will allow members of Team sites to see tasks assigned to them by other team members on their home page. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 93273.
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	Dynamic Caller ID in Calls app for Call Queue Agents
	MC387640 | June 2 – Call queue agents can now place calls from the Calls app using a call queue phone number, defined in resource account, as their caller ID. This ensures the call is properly identified by the recipient and that the call back number is the call queue number rather than the agent’s personal line. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 86992
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	(Updated) Automatic groupings available in Teams for channel posts
	MC378419 | June 1 – Updated June 1, 2022: We have updated the content below for clarity. Thank you for your feedback.A new Automatic Grouping will be available in Teams as a suggestion to use in channel posts. Users will be able to use “@Team Owners” in a channel posting and all Team Owners will be notified. This functionality will be available in both Desktop (including Web) and Mobile.This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID: 94118
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	Microsoft Defender for Office 365: Update to Quarantine notification default subject and review button
	MC387224 | May 31 – We will be updating the default subject within the Quarantine notification email that is sent to users.
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	Meeting Chat Bubbles on Android
	MC387220 | May 31 – Previews for meeting chat messages will surface on the meeting stage for a few seconds for the most recent two messages.This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 89817.
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	Call control with bluetooth headsets and speakerphones
	MC387038 | May 31 – This new feature allows users to use the buttons on Bluetooth headsets, speakerphones or certified devices that don’t require a USB dongle to answer, end and even mute calls.Note: This feature supports both Windows 10 and Windows 11. Mac support will be upcoming later this year to early 2023. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID:84309.
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	Teams Meeting Poll New Question Type – Rating
	MC387036 | May 31 – The Rating question type is being added to the Polls app within Microsoft Teams. Meeting owners can easily create and launch Rating polls to increase engagement and collect input from their meeting attendees, as well as share the results live. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 93991
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	Meeting Chat Bubbles on iOS
	MC387034 | May 31 – Previews for meeting chat messages will surface on the meeting stage for a few seconds for the most recent two messages.This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 89817.
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	(Updated) Search history suggestions for Bing AAD users
	MC335111 | May 27 – Updated May 27, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.We are currently bringing search history suggestions to Bing for AAD users. Users who are signed in with their AAD account will be able to select suggestions from their search history in search box in Bing homepage, all vertical, and work vertical. This will help users to quickly access previous searches and save them time by only needing to enter a partial search term. We store up to 1000 suggestions…
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	(Updated) Message Center Email Notification Changes
	Act by: April 1
	MC329435 | May 26 – Updated May 26, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.Beginning in mid-May (previously late April), admins within your tenant will no longer receive the Message center weekly digest and major update email notifications by default. Any existing admins who have customized their Message center email preferences will continue to receive these emails, based on their customized preferences, and this update will have no impact. This change will also not affect…
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	Mover retirement of specific cloud migration scenarios
	MC384788 | May 25 – We will soon be retiring the legacy Mover tool’s ability to migrate from Google Drive, Dropbox, Box, and Egnyte. Instead, we recommend using Migration Manager, where we will continue to invest our development resources.
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	(Updated) Migrating the Safe Links Block List to Tenant Allow Block List
	MC373880 | May 24 – Updated May 24, 2022: As a reminder beginning in June tenants will no longer have the ability to add to the Safe Links Block List in the Global Setting menu. Then we will attempt to migrate the Safe Links Block List to the Tenant Allow Block List (TABL) on behalf of the organization. Any entries that are unable to be successfully migrated, they will be marked as such in the Block List and organizations will have the ability to take action as needed beginning in July.Another update will be sent…
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	(Updated) Bookings with me in Outlook
	MC375740 | May 24 – Updated May 24, 2022: We have updated the post for clarity. Thank you for your patience.Bookings with me in Outlook is coming to help you reduce the back and forth in scheduling, while helping you maintain control of your calendar. You’ll be able to create custom event types to share with others so they can easily find a time to schedule a 1:1 meeting with you according to your availability and preferences. When someone schedules a meeting with you using your personal booking page, you will…
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	(Updated) Teams Meeting Recordings Auto-Expiration in OneDrive and SharePoint
	Act by: March 25
	MC274188 | May 24 – Updated May 24, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. To ensure the best experience we have postponed the start of final stage of this change until late March. The final stage is the part of the feature that actually stamps the expiration date on the file and physically deletes the file based on that stamped expiration date.For any tenant that does not have a custom policy in place already, we are updating the default expiration days from 60 to 120 days….
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	(Updated) Get-AdvancedThreatProtectionDocumentReport and Get-AdvancedThreatProtectionDocumentDetail to be retired
	MC343433 | May 24 – Updated May 24, 2022: We have updated the timing of this change, below. Thank you for your patience.We will be retiring the Get-AdvancedThreatProtectionDocumentReport and Get-AdvancedThreatProtectionDocumentDetail cmdlet from Microsoft Defender for Office 365. Instead, we recommend the utilization of the Get-ContentMalwareMdoAggregateReport | Get-ContentMalwareMdoDetailReport cmdlet, which is where we will continue to invest.Note: if your organization is not using the…
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	(Updated) Quick Create – Easily Create Power BI Reports from Lists
	MC248201 | May 23 – Updated May 23, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below for Government organizations. Thank you for your patience. We are excited to announce the arrival of a new guided authoring experience in Lists that will make it easy to quickly create business intelligence reports in Power BI using your list schema and data.
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Additional updates

	(Updated) Pin shared libraries to Quick Access & Recent document libraries list in OneDrive for Business
	MC343795 | May 27 – Updated May 27, 2022: We have updated the content below for clarity. Thank you for your feedback.We’re adding the capability to pin shared libraries to the Quick Access section in OneDrive Web to easily find and access the places where you regularly work. We’re also surfacing a list of your recently used shared libraries in the “More Places” page within OneDrive to help you find the places that you’ve recently opened files from. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 82165
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	(Updated) Temporarily disable Viva Connections First Run Experience in the Desktop experience
	MC358962 | May 27 – Updated May 27, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.Currently, when users log into Viva Connections from the rich Teams desktop client or Teams web client, they are presented with a multi-panel first run experience informing them about Viva Connections and its features. We have discovered instances where a user might see this experience repeatedly, even if they had seen it before.The team is hence disabling this experience from the Viva Connections app…
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	Math Assistant: Math Ink Recognizer and Math Solver Service
	MC385452 | May 26 – The Math Assistant feature in OneNote can convert handwritten equations into text and provide step-by-step solutions. This experience is powered by the Math Ink Recognizer and Math Solver services.
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	Outlook – Additional RSVP Options
	MC385451 | May 26 – The additional options for more detailed RSVP responses will start to roll out across Outlook. With this feature, attendees can let the organizer and other attendees know how they plan to attend a meeting, whether in person or virtually. These responses can be seen by anyone in the meeting invite, inside and outside of their organization, with a commercial or education Microsoft 365 account using a supported client and can be changed at any point.
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	(Updated) Emails Related to AAD Groups are Changing Format
	MC384327 | May 26 – Updated May 26, 2022: We have updated the content below to show as intended. Thank you for your patience.When using Microsoft 365 and Security groups, emails are sent to users in the following scenarios: Email sent to group owner when a user requests to join their group Email sent to requestor when group owner approves or denies their request Emails that occur when group expiration is enabled (Microsoft 365 groups only)We are using a new service to send these emails, resulting in the email…
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	(Updated) Expanded reactions in Microsoft Teams
	MC296204 | May 26 – Updated May 26, 2022: Based on learnings from our early rings, we have made the decision to make additional changes before we proceed with the rollout. We will deliver a new Message center post once we re-start the rollout. Thank you for your patience.This update will expand available reactions by allowing users to apply any emoji as a reaction to chat messages. Users will be able to pick from >800 Teams emojis to express themselves the way they want.This will be available for Teams desktop…
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	(Updated) Co-organizer Meeting Role
	MC292796 | May 26 – Updated May 26, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Organizers will soon be able to assign the co-organizer meeting role to up to 10 specific people they invite to their meeting. Co-organizers will be granted most of the capabilities of the organizer in the meeting, including being able to access & modify the meeting options for the meeting.Usage of the co-organizer role for a meeting will be optional. If users choose not to use the co-organizer…
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	Viewer and CC roles will be available for DocuSign in E-signature approvals
	MC384792 | May 25 – Viewer and CC roles will soon be available to users when creating new e-signature approval requests using DocuSign. Recipients with the Viewer role will need to view the document, while the CC role will allow the recipient to view the document if they want to.This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 94858.
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	Improved login & logout experience for e-signature approvals
	MC384789 | May 25 – This feature update will allow users to login less frequently than previously. They also will have the option to logout of a particular e-sign provider account so they can login with a different account.This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 94872
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	Azure Active Directory: Customize Organizations’ Sign-In and Sign-Up Pages in Company Branding
	MC384784 | May 25 – Update the Azure AD and Microsoft 365 login experience with new Company Branding capabilities. You can apply your company’s brand guidance to authentication experiences with pre-defined templates. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 93320
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	Microsoft Forms ending support for IE11 and below
	MC384779 | May 25 – As previously mentioned in MC220490 (August ’20) and MC237612 (February ’21), Microsoft Forms will no longer support Internet Explorer 11 (IE11) and below. Users are recommended to use a more modern browser, which is where we will continue to invest our development resources. Examples of a modern browser include Microsoft Edge and the latest versions of Chrome, Firefox, Chrome on Android, and Safari on iOS.
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	Microsoft 365 Admin Center: GroupID to be Hidden by Default in Microsoft 365 Active User Reports
	MC384778 | May 25 – We will be hiding the GroupID variable in Microsoft 365 Usage Reports in the ‘Groups activity’ section of the ‘Active users – Microsoft 365 Services’ and ‘Active Users – Microsoft 365 Apps’ from June 2023.This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 93308
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	Microsoft Defender for Office 365: Password protected download of quarantined messages
	MC384330 | May 25 – With this change we are giving the ability to password protects items they download from quarantine. We want users to be confident that the items they are downloading to their systems will not execute involuntarily without their consent, and this capability will allow them to safely transport the items to external analysis tools. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID93305
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	Multitasking Panel for Meetings on iPad
	MC384329 | May 25 – The Teams Mobile meeting experience is being updated for the iPad. Users will now see a collapsible right panel during meetings, which enables richer multitasking experiences such as chat or viewing participant list alongside the ongoing meeting.This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 86923
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	Outlook for Android support for saving documents to cloud storage accounts
	MC384328 | May 25 – Upcoming shortly, Outlook for Android users will have the option to save files to their configured cloud storage accounts.This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID: 95108
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	Microsoft Defender for Office 365: Quarantine asynchronous update
	MC384326 | May 25 – Microsoft Defender for Office 365 is introducing a new way of interacting with quarantined messages through an asynchronous approach. Previously, quarantine operations were carried out in a synchronous model on the technical execution side.Note: This change is a major step towards introducing partial string search functionality and 1,000 message bulk operation support in quarantine.This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 93303.
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	Updates available for Microsoft 365 Apps for Current Channel
	MC384304 | May 24 – We’ve released updates to the following update channel for Microsoft 365 Apps: Current Channel
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	(Updated) OneDrive and SharePoint: Access your Teams standard and private channel files
	MC336858 | May 24 – Updated May 24, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.With this new feature, users that navigate to a site in SharePoint or OneDrive will be able to access the files stored in the Teams standard and private channels associated with that site. Users will see an “In channels” section when you navigate to the default document library of a Teams-connected site. This functionality will be available in OneDrive & SharePoint web, including experiences like…
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	(Updated) OneDrive iOS: New information architecture
	MC357317 | May 24 – Updated May 24, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.This feature has started rolling out and we ask you to pardon that we did not provide adequate advance notice as is our customer commitment to you. This release adds a new bottom sheet menu to OneDrive for iOS to make options like share, annotations, delete, and bookmark easier to find.This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 85571
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	(Updated) Microsoft Defender for Office 365: Updates to URL Protection Report
	MC318994 | May 24 – Updated May 24, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.We are enhancing the URL protection report by including new click actions to the reporting. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 88880.
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	(Updated) Update to the Copy Link command in OneDrive/SharePoint Web
	MC316434 | May 24 – Updated May 24, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.Instead of automatically copying the link with default permissions, we want to give customers the ability to change their link type and permissions prior to generating a sharing link and pasting it into the app of their choice.This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID: 88866.
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	(Updated) Microsoft Defender for Office 365: updates to quarantine folder storage
	MC383875 | May 24 – Updated May 24, 2022: We have updated this message to show as intended. Thank you for your feedback.Microsoft Defender for Office 365 is making some changes to quarantine folder storage. The experience for users will remain the same and users can leverage the delete action to maintain the storage folder for their quarantined messages.This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 93302.
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	(Updated) Preview – Enabling customization capabilities for SSPR, footer hyperlinks and favicon in Company Branding.
	MC339117 | May 24 – Updated May 24, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.We’re updating the Company Branding component of the Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) sign-in page to enable customization capabilities for Self Service Password Reset (SSPR), footer hyperlinks and favicon. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 88928.
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	Microsoft Defender for Office 365: Hourly option for notifications
	MC383901 | May 24 – We are adding a new hourly option to end user quarantine notifications, which will allow users to rely on receiving prompt notifications about quarantined items when appropriate. With this feature, users will be updated frequently once new items land in their quarantine folder. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 93304.
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	Collaborative Annotations on Presenter Shared Screen
	MC383876 | May 23 – Collaborative Annotation helps you collaborate with others while screen sharing in Teams meetings. For example, if you want to ask for feedback on a design or if you’re working with a group on a project, Collaborative Annotation helps you get work done faster and with more voices included. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 86732
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	Power Platform diagnostics monitoring with Azure Application Insights now available
	MC383776 | May 23 – We are announcing the availability of Power Platform diagnostics monitoring with Azure Application Insights. Subscribing to the Power Platform diagnostics monitoring with Azure Application Insights will allow you to receive telemetry on operations that applications perform on your Dataverse database and model-driven apps. What can I accomplish with these capabilities? Telemetry from the Power Platform diagnostics monitoring with Azure Application Insights enables you to detect and measure…
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	(Updated) Microsoft Stream: in player Help experience
	MC332705 | May 23 – Updated May 23, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.The web player for audio & video files that are stored in OneDrive and SharePoint (including when those files are embedded in Teams, Yammer, and SharePoint web parts) is updated with a new feature called Help. This entry point allows users with to report technical playback issues on video/audio files to Microsoft. The Help feature also provides links to public end user help documentation for the…
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When this will happen:

July 1, 2022

How this will affect your organization:

Effective July 1, 2022, you will no longer be able to create new Mover connectors for Dropbox admin and Box admin. The ability to create new Mover connectors for Google Drive admin and Egnyte admin were disabled earlier after being disconnected by the respective providers.

You will not be affected if you are in the middle of a Mover migration project using any of these four connectors. Also, if you are currently using FastTrack service to migrate using Mover, this change doesn’t impact you.

What you can do to prepare:

Click here to learn more about the retirement plan including what scenarios will continue to be supported.

Individuals or students: You may continue to use Mover, learn how!

View this message in the Microsoft 365 admin center

	(Updated) Safe Links Global Settings Migrated to Custom Policies
	MC342072 | May 20 – Updated May 20, 2022: Beginning in June we will begin enforcing the policy settings for “Use Safe Links in Office 365 Apps”, “Track Clicks”, and “AllowClickThrough” as you have it configured in the custom policies under Safe Links. If you have already reviewed your custom policies and made configuration changes no action is required. As a reminder the default value for this policy is “On” and any users, domains, or groups specified under a policy will be covered. Part of this change will…
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	Configure the existing Stream tile in Microsoft 365 app launcher to go to the new Stream app on Office.com
	MC381948 | May 18 – Stream (Classic) is transitioning to Stream (on SharePoint). Until Stream (Classic) fully retires, you can decide which Stream experience is most appropriate for your users on Office.com. Do this by configuring the target destination of the existing Stream tile in the Microsoft 365 app launcher from the SharePoint Admin Center. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 88823
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	(Updated) Microsoft Teams now follow Microsoft Office 365 preview users (Mac)
	MC343440 | May 17 – Updated May 17, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.As previously messaged (MC264092), we rolled out a new Teams policy that allows users to automatically be in the Public Preview channel of Teams if they are in Current Channel (Preview) for the Office 365 Client on Windows.We are now expanding the policy roll out to Mac users who are also in Office Current Channel (Preview).IT admins can modify this policy for end users so that if Office is getting…
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	Custom organization branding for quarantine notification (custom sender address and Custom subject)
	MC382821 | May 20 – We will be adding capabilities to making it possible for Security Operations (SecOps) to customize end user quarantine notifications with their respective organization sender address and custom subject. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 93301.
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	(Updated) Feature Update: Rename Add to OneDrive Shortcuts in OneDrive Web
	MC380944 | May 19 – Updated May 19, 2022: We have updated the message with additional content for clarity.We’ve added the ability to rename shortcuts you’ve added using the “Add to OneDrive” feature within OneDrive web.This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 93279
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	(Updated) Mirror my video
	MC298410 | May 19 – Updated May 19, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.Now you will no longer have to see the text flipped. Imagine a scenario in which a primary school teacher has a small whiteboard in hand and is trying to teach school kids basic alphabets. Or imagine you have a virtual background with text in it. While the user on the other end of the meeting can see the text correctly, you see the text flipped. By providing you the option to un-mirror, you will be…
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	(Updated) New Fluent Emoji style coming to Teams emojis and reactions
	MC333941 | May 19 – Updated May 19, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.This update will have Teams joining Microsoft 365 and Windows in updating all emojis and reactions to the new Microsoft Fluent emoji style, bringing users a more vibrant and expressive emoji experience.This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 88277
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	(Updated) Soft focus and Adjust brightness in Teams video meetings
	MC352623 | May 19 – Updated May 19, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline and content below. Thank you for your patience.Soft focus and Adjust brightness are video filters in Teams video meetings. Users will soon be able to access and apply both settings, before and during meetings. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 65944 Note: Soft focus is not available for EDU tenants.
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	Change to deletion of whiteboards behavior
	MC381447 | May 18 – Today when a user account is deleted, whiteboards stored in Azure that they own are deleted and whiteboards that are shared with others are not deleted. We are changing this behavior for boards stored in Azure.Note: For boards stored in ODB, these will be handled like any other content in ODB. For more information, see Set the OneDrive retention for deleted users.
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	Updates available for Microsoft 365 Apps for Current Channel
	MC381429 | May 17 – We’ve released updates to the following update channel for Microsoft 365 Apps: Current Channel
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	(Updated) Updated timing changes: Whiteboard on OneDrive for Business
	MC282992 | May 17 – Updated May 17, 2022: As previously announced, Whiteboard is in the process of transitioning to OneDrive for Business (ODB) storage. Based on customer feedback, we’re now extending the opt-in period for ODB storage for Whiteboard. We will resume transitioning to ODB storage in late May and complete by mid June. You can verify if your organization has already been transitioned by going to the Microsoft 365 Admin Center, searching for Whiteboard and checking. If you’re transitioned, the message…
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	(Updated) User requests for apps in Teams store
	MC350372 | May 17 – Updated May 17, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.Microsoft Teams is designed to be the digital workspace of the organization, to help users connect and collaborate within the experience. With the updated Teams App Store launch a few months ago, a new experience is available to discover and install apps inside Microsoft Teams. Now, users on Teams can browse and find apps in the Teams Store that are blocked within the tenant and request them from the…
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	Release of the preview for the new Outlook for Windows
	MC381366 | May 17 – We are excited to release the preview of the new Outlook for Windows for customers who are part of Office Insider in the Beta Channel.
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	(Updated) Teams user/device usage report and Graph API data source change
	MC343434 | May 17 – Updated May 17, 2022: Thank you for your patience during this data alignment effort. After our last update to Teams related usage reports in M365 admin center (and graph APIs), we are now ready with improved underlying data source for usage reports available in Teams admin center too.
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	Change Sender Name on Yammer Notifications
	MC380946 | May 16 – We are excited to rollout an update for Yammer’s interactive emails. With this rollout, the sender name information in Yammer’s interactive emails will change from “<username> on Yammer” to simply the user’s name. This update will help simplify triaging and managing email notifications from Yammer. This rollout will not change the sender email address.This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 93297
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This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 88823

When this will happen:

Targeted release (entire org): will begin rolling out in late May and expect to complete by late June.

Standard: will begin rolling out in early July and expect to complete by late August.

How this will affect your organization:

SharePoint tenant admins will have the ability to set the target destination of the existing Stream tile in the Microsoft 365 app launcher from the SharePoint Admin Center. You will be able to set the target destination to either Stream (Classic) or Stream (on SharePoint) depending on your organization’s needs.

Target destination options:

• Automatically switch to the new Stream (on SharePoint) when recommended: This is the default option. At this time, this option directs the Stream tile to Stream (Classic). However, in the future as we update and add to Stream (on SharePoint) we plan to point the Stream tile to Stream (on SharePoint) instead. Before making the change, we’ll give notice in the message center, giving you time to choose a different option if you want.
  If you don’t want Microsoft to change what happens when your users select the Stream tile, select one of these options:
• Stream (on SharePoint): The Stream tile in the app launcher will always direct users to Stream (on SharePoint).
• Stream (Classic): The Stream tile in the app launcher will direct users to Stream (Classic) until Classic is retired.

What you need to do to prepare:

To set the Stream tile destination in the Microsoft 365 app launcher:

• Go to the Settings page of SharePoint admin center and sign in with an account that has admin permissions.
• Select App launcher tile.
• Select the option you want to set as the default destination for the Stream tile in the Microsoft 365 app launcher.
• Select Save. It takes about 5 minutes for this change to take effect.

Learn more:

• Direct the Stream app tile launcher to Stream (on SharePoint)

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Key points

• Timing: We will begin rolling this out in mid-June and expect to complete rollout late June.
• Action: To get the most out of the Yammer experience, we recommend enabling the new version of Yammer now for all users and review the changes and assess the impact on your organization.
• Roll-out: tenant level

How this will affect your organization:

The new Yammer powers leadership engagement, corporate communications, communities, and knowledge-sharing in Microsoft 365. In addition to migrating all the key functionalities from the classic version to the new version of Yammer, these are some new features that we have implemented based on your feedback:

• Nested replies
• New profile page
• Bookmarks
• Dark mode
• Upvote answers to Yammer questions
• Editing attachments

For end users:

You will no longer be able to opt-out of the new version of Yammer.

For admins:

As a default the new Yammer will be enabled for all users, but admins can still switch back when needed to the classic Yammer experience, through the Opt-out option.

This option is already available for all networks and can be changed in the admin settings in the “New Yammer” module. The current active option enables the new Yammer as a default for everyone, now the default option, will enable the new Yammer for all users with opt-out option only for Admins.

What you need to do to prepare:

You can use a trial tenant to test the experience without changing your existing Yammer network.

Additionally, you may consider updating your training and documentation, as well as sending out change communications within your organization as appropriate.

Learn more:

• Yammer Adoption
• New Yammer for admins: Bring new Yammer to your organization

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	(Updated) Join meetings anonymously from your Teams desktop app (across clouds)
	MC285905 | May 13 – Updated May 13, 2022: We are removing this message as it is a duplicate of MC335634. Please refer to MC335634 moving forward. Thank you for your patience.Today, if you want to join a meeting hosted in a different cloud to one of your tenant, you are directed to use the Teams web experience. We are improving the experience to allow users to join meetings across clouds from their desktop app anonymously.
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	(Updated) Outlook personal bookings page
	MC375740 | May 13 – Updated May 13, 2022: We have updated the post for clarity. Thank you for your patience.Bookings in Outlook is coming to help you reduce the back and forth in scheduling, while helping you maintain control of your calendar. You’ll be able to create custom meeting types to share with others so they can easily find a time to schedule a 1:1 meeting with you according to your availability and preferences. When someone schedules a meeting with you using your personal booking page, you will both…
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	(Updated) Microsoft Forms new App “Polls” in Teams
	MC284259 | May 13 – Updated May 13, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.Microsoft Forms has always focused on providing the best polling experience to our customers. However, according to customer feedback and telemetry, we have determined that many people don’t know the “Forms” App provides polling capability in Teams. To provide a better experience we are delivering a new Teams app specifically for polling capabilities. This new app will be discoverable in Teams…
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	New Yammer as only option for non-admin users
	MC379026 | May 12 – We are pleased to announce that the next phase of the new Yammer experience rollout is a month away. With this change, all users will access the new Yammer experience, and the toggle for classic Yammer will be removed. Admins can still switch to the classic Yammer experience via a new toggle in the Yammer admin settings.
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	Reminder: IE11 desktop application retires in 1 month on June 15, 2022 – Set up IE mode today (non-LTSC, non-Server)
	Act by: June 15
	MC378271 | May 10 – As previously announced, the future of Internet Explorer on Windows is in Microsoft Edge. Internet Explorer mode (IE mode) provides legacy browser support within Microsoft Edge. Because of this, the IE11 desktop application will be retired on June 15, 2022, on certain versions of Windows 10. This means that the IE11 desktop application will no longer be supported and will be progressively redirected to Microsoft Edge over the following months, and ultimately disabled via Windows Update, to help…
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	(Updated) Basic Authentication Deprecation in Exchange Online – May 2022 Update
	Act by: October 1
	MC375736 | May 10 – Updated May 10, 2022: We have updated this post to show as intended. Thank you for your patience. In about 150 days from today, we’re going to start to turn off Basic Auth for specific protocols in Exchange Online for those customers still using it.
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Additional updates

	(Updated) Microsoft Stream: Comment on a video or audio file in SharePoint and OneDrive
	MC317765 | May 13 – Updated May 13, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.This feature allows you to have threaded conversations on a video or audio filed saved in OneDrive for Business or SharePoint Online through a cohesive and familiar commenting experienced like the one used in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 88521.
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	(Updated) Microsoft 365 admin center: Prepare your users for IE 11 retirement with “Reload in IE mode” instructions
	Act by: June 15
	MC337246 | May 13 – Updated May 13, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.With the upcoming Internet Explorer 11 desktop application retirement (June 15th), for certain versions of Windows 10, we recommend that you move users to Microsoft Edge and explain how to access legacy websites by reloading those sites in Internet Explorer (IE) mode.This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 88905.
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	(Updated) OneDrive and SharePoint: Access your Teams standard and private channel files
	MC336858 | May 13 – Updated May 13, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.With this new feature, users that navigate to a site in SharePoint or OneDrive will be able to access the files stored in the Teams standard and private channels associated with that site. Users will see an “In channels” section when you navigate to the default document library of a Teams-connected site. This functionality will be available in OneDrive & SharePoint web, including experiences like…
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	(Updated) Create Videos on Office Mobile
	MC305100 | May 13 – Updated May 13, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.Office Mobile is a content hub which houses a bunch of content types – from your favorite Word, Excel, PowerPoint to Lens, Forms, PDFs, and now very recently, Videos. In CY21Q3, we announced an update which saw Stream video player integrated inside Office Mobile. This allowed users to access and play videos on their professional network with ease, be it Teams Meetings Recordings, demos or tutorials…
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	Microsoft Lists: Calendar view item drag and drop
	MC379025 | May 12 – The new feature, Microsoft Lists: Calendar view item drag, and drop will help reorganize Lists items in a calendar view. Users will be able to reschedule items by dragging and dropping them from one day to another in a Calendar view, or by pulling an item from the ‘Unscheduled’ pane that appears on the right, within Calendar view. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID:93285
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	Suggested Replies in Teams Desktop
	MC379024 | May 12 – Suggested Replies present users with an option of three responses to choose from for selected messages and is now available to your users in Teams Desktop.We apologize for not informing you about this change prior to it being released. We continue to work to ensure we are being proactive in our communications. Thank you for your patience.
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	Updates available for Microsoft 365 Apps for all channels
	MC378424 | May 10 – We’ve released updates to the following update channels for Microsoft 365 Apps: Current Channel Monthly Enterprise Channel Semi-Annual Enterprise Channel (Preview) Semi-Annual Enterprise Channel
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	Automatic groupings available in Teams for channel posts
	MC378419 | May 10 – A new Automatic Grouping will be available in Teams as a suggestion to use in channel posts. Users will be able to use “@Team Owners” in a channel posting and all Team Owners will be notified. This functionality will be available in both Web and Mobile.This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID: 94118
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	(Updated) Teams Desktop Client Cross Cloud Anonymous Meeting Join
	MC335634 | May 10 – Updated May 10, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.This feature update to Cross Cloud Anonymous (CCA) Meeting Join in Microsoft Teams will allow users to join meetings as unauthenticated (anonymous) users.This release expands the current unauthenticated (anonymous) meeting experience available for different tenants within a single cloud to all remaining Microsoft clouds (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High and DOD).Note: This new functionality will only affect…
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	(Updated) Forms: Brand new first-run experiences for Forms new users
	MC376250 | May 10 – Updated May 10, 2022: We have updated the content below to show as intended. Thank you for your feedback.For those newly coming to Forms, the brand-new product landing experience will help users understand through immersive first-touch experience about Forms capability, such as where they can use Forms and how. Users can navigate through the Forms templates categories and select pre-populated grab-and-go solutions to directly start a survey. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap…
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	(Updated) Microsoft Editor Spellcheck and Grammar in SharePoint Pages
	MC308286 | May 10 – Updated May 10, 2022: We have updated the post to provide additional details. Thank you for your patience.This update will add the Microsoft Editor service to SharePoint Pages and News and enabling their spellcheck and grammar capabilities. This will allow proofreading to take place in SharePoint without relying on the Editor browser extension. This feature changes the suggestion’s colors to monochrome when they’re shown on a themed background to increase visibility.If you prefer to write…
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	(Updated) Loop components in Outlook Mail Preview
	MC360766 | May 10 – Updated May 10, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Loop components are live, interactive, collaborative objects that you can embed in team chats and now also on emails. When you send a Loop component, everyone in the email can edit it inline—and see changes instantly. That means you can collaborate right inside an email message. To give it a try, compose a new email or reply to an existing one and insert a Loop component via the toolbar or copy and…
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	(Updated) Conversation search in Office.com and SharePoint
	MC299210 | May 10 – Updated May 10, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below for Office.com. Thank you for your patience.Note: we are postponing this feature for SharePoint and will communicate via Message center when we are ready to proceed.Microsoft Search is adding the capability to find relevant Microsoft Teams, and Outlook conversations when searching in SharePoint and Office.com. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 68779.
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	(Updated) Microsoft 365 admin center: Creating more granular email notifications for Service issues
	MC335614 | May 10 – Updated May 10, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.We are adding the ability to subscribe to separate email notifications for the different types of service issues that show up on the Service Health dashboard. Currently admins can enroll in email notifications for incidents and advisories, we are adding additional granularity for admins to subscribe to Microsoft service issues and issues occurring within your organization that require admin action….
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	Microsoft Teams: Frictionless app re-install for users
	MC377799 | May 9 – This update will enable users to more easily find the apps that they use regularly via app flyouts, and they’ll be able to just @mention their favorite bot to start using it seamlessly in a new chat/team. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID: 87551
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	Message center posts will include monthly active users specific to the Power BI, Automate, and PowerApps service updates
	MC377798 | May 9 – Message center posts will include monthly active users (based off the past 30 days) related to change announcements for Power BI, Microsoft Power Automate in Microsoft 365 and Power Apps in Microsoft 365. This experience was enabled for other Microsoft 365 services in January (MC315739). We are now expanding to additional services.This will help change coordinators and IT admins make a decision on which change they should address first vs deprioritize, based on the potential number of end users…
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	Exchange Contacts Available in Calling Pickers in Teams
	MC377797 | May 9 – Exchange contacts with associated phone numbers will be available as part of the drop down selection in all Calling people pickers, such as the Dialer or call transfer, for customers that have PSTN enabled.This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 93050
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You can control IE retirement in your environment with 1 month left—the best way to prepare for IE redirection and disablement after June 15th is to proactively retire IE in your organization before June 15th. Prepare your organization with these steps.

Note: The IE11 desktop application is not available on Windows 11. To continue using legacy IE-based sites and apps on Windows 11, IE mode in Microsoft Edge must be configured before deploying Windows 11.

Internet Explorer 11 desktop application

• Timing: The IE11 desktop application will be retired on June 15, 2022.
  • Windows 10 LTSC and Server not affected. For a full list of what is in scope for retirement, see the FAQ.
  • IE11 is not available on Windows 11.
• Action:
  • To continue using a supported browser, transition to Microsoft Edge.
  • To continue using legacy IE-based sites and apps in Windows 10 and Windows 11, you will need to configure those sites and apps to open in Microsoft Edge using Internet Explorer mode.
    • You can use IE driver for automatic, end-to-end site testing in IE mode.
    • Use policy to disable the IE11 application and ensure you’re prepared for retirement.

How this will affect your organization:

If your organization has legacy sites and apps with IE dependencies, you will need to set up IE mode so that users can access them through Microsoft Edge. If you do not set up IE mode before IE11 is retired and disabled, users will lose access to those legacy sites, and you could experience business disruption.

As first seen with the Windows 10 January 2022 C “Preview” release, IE11 now has an in-product banner notifying users of the upcoming retirement. This only shows on Windows versions affected by IE11 retirement. To configure, use the “Hide Internet Explorer 11 Application Retirement Notification” group policy found in the Local Group Policy Editor under Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Internet Explorer.

Note: After June 15, 2022, the IE11 desktop application will be removed from in-scope versions of Windows 10 via Windows update. We do not recommend avoiding Windows updates to keep IE11 as Window updates contain critical operating system security patches.

What you need to do to prepare:

To prepare, we recommend setting up Microsoft Edge in your organization. If your organization needs legacy browser support, you should set up IE mode in Microsoft Edge as soon as possible because this is a multi-step process.

• View the Microsoft browser usage report in the Microsoft 365 Admin center to help size IE usage in your organization. Appropriate permissions required.
• Use the Getting Started guide to set up IE mode in Microsoft Edge in your organization.
  • Start setting up IE mode by performing Site Discovery (typically 3-4 weeks). This is also available in the Configure IE mode guided set up experience.
  • Learn more by watching our webinar.
  • Use IE Driver to automate end-to-end IE mode testing.
  • Disable IE11 to test IE mode in your environment.
• FastTrack can help with deployment and configuration at no additional charge for customers with 150 or more seats of Windows 10.
• For cost-free help with web app and site compatibility, especially if you have legacy site concerns after configuring IE mode, learn more about the App Assure program.

Additional Information

• Read our FAQ to help answer your questions and use the troubleshooting guide during setup.
• Visit the Internet Explorer mode website.
• Watch videos from our IE retirement YouTube playlist to learn more.
• Learn more about hosting your IE mode site list in an authenticated cloud endpoint in the M365 admin center.
• Read our announcement blog and browse our blog series for more information.

We always value feedback and questions from our customers. Please feel free to submit either feedback or questions via Message Center.

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	Basic Authentication Deprecation in Exchange Online – May 2022 Update
	Act by: March 31
	MC375736 | May 6 – In about 150 days from today, we’re going to start to turn off Basic Auth for specific protocols in Exchange Online for those customers still using it.
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	(Updated) Updating default tenant-level tag management settings
	MC320163 | May 6 – Updated May 06, 2022: We have updated the rollout timelines below. Thank you for your patience.We’re updating the default tag management settings based on customer feedback. The new defaults eliminate the need for team members to ask owners to create or edit tags on their behalf. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 88318
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	(Updated) Temporary Whiteboard collaboration for external and shared device accounts
	MC337624 | May 5 – Updated May 05, 2022: There’s a configuration issue with the instructions previously sent for this feature. The external and shared device accounts will work on ODB storage if you have external sharing allowed for SharePoint sites, but if you do not, then these accounts will not work. We are working on a resolution and expect it to be available at the end of May and be fully deployed by mid-June.Microsoft Whiteboard on OneDrive for Business (ODB) is leveraging a new capability that allows…
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	(Updated) Search history suggestions for Bing AAD users
	MC335111 | May 5 – Updated May 05, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.We are currently bringing search history suggestions to Bing for AAD users. Users who are signed in with their AAD account will be able to select suggestions from their search history in search box in Bing homepage, all vertical, and work vertical. This will help users to quickly access previous searches and save them time by only needing to enter a partial search term. We store up to 1000 suggestions…
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	(Updated) Message Center Email Notification Changes
	Act by: April 1
	MC329435 | May 5 – Updated May 05, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.Beginning in mid-May (previously late April), admins within your tenant will no longer receive the Message center weekly digest and major update email notifications by default. Any existing admins who have customized their Message center email preferences will continue to receive these emails, based on their customized preferences, and this update will have no impact. This change will also not affect…
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	Outlook personal bookings page
	MC375740 | May 4 – Bookings in Outlook is coming to help you reduce the back and forth in scheduling, while helping you maintain control of your calendar. You’ll be able to create custom meeting types to share with others so they can easily find a time to schedule a 1:1 meeting with you according to your availability and preferences. When someone schedules a meeting with you using your personal booking page, you will both receive an email confirmation. Attendees can update or cancel scheduled meetings with you…
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	Upcoming behavior change to the “DoNotRewrite” List
	MC373889 | May 4 – With the deployment of the Tenant Allow/Block List, as being the single source of truth for Tenant Allows, other mechanisms for Tenant Allows are being removed. This will give SecOps teams one place to manage all Tenant Allows.Today, “DoNotRewrite” list is used to Skipwrapping URLs Detonation(SONAR) Verdicts. The intended purpose of “DoNotRewrite” is to give tenants the ability to skip the wrapping of URLs. With the deployment of the Tenant Allow Block List, it is expected that all tenant…
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	Migrating the Safe Links Block List to Tenant Allow Block List
	MC373880 | May 4 – Beginning in June organizations will no longer have the ability to add to the Safe Links Block List in the Global Setting menu. Following this, we will attempt to migrate the Safe Links Block List to the Tenant Allow Block List (TABL) on behalf of the organization. For any entries that we are unable to migrate, they will be marked as such in the Block List and organizations will have the ability to take action as needed.
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	Basic Authentication – Monthly Usage Report – April 2022
	MC370909 | May 2 – We’re making some changes to improve the security of your tenant. We announced in 2019 that we would be retiring Basic Authentication for legacy protocols, and in September 2021, we confirmed that we would begin to disable Basic Authentication for in-use protocols beginning October 2022.We previously communicated this change via Message Center: MC191153 (Sept. ‘19), MC204828 (Feb. ‘20), MC208814 (April ‘20), MC237741 (Feb. ‘21) and MC286990 (Sep. ’21). You can always read the latest information…
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	Some users can access an unsupported early test version of the new Outlook for Windows
	MC376710 | May 8 – We are aware that some users can access an unsupported early test version of the new Outlook for Windows. This version is missing some of the features and enhancements that will be available later for our customers in the Beta Channel. We encourage our customers to wait for the beta version to be released.We recognize the need for tenants to control access to apps in their organizations, so we are releasing early the instructions to do so. We expect to provide more news in the coming weeks…
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	(Updated) Pin shared libraries to Quick Access & Recent document libraries list in OneDrive for Business
	MC343795 | May 6 – Updated May 06, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.We’re adding the capability to pin shared libraries to the Quick Access section in OneDrive Web to easily find and access the places where you regularly work. We’re also surfacing a list of your recently used shared libraries in the “More Places” page within OneDrive to help you find the places that you’ve recently opened files from. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 82165
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	(Updated) Service health dashboard refresh and ability to show multiple services being impacted by a single issue
	MC355213 | May 6 – Updated May 06, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.When there is a broadly impacting issue that affects multiple services across the Microsoft 365 services, Microsoft will create a single incident that will properly reflect the overall status of the different services if affects. In the message details of this incident, we will call out specific services impacted. With this change we will also be giving a refreshed user experience to the service health…
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	In Development for Microsoft Intune is now available
	MC376253 | May 6 – The In development for Microsoft Intunepage in our documentation has been updated.How does this affect me?The In development page provides a list of features in upcoming releases of Microsoft Intune to assist in your readiness and planning. The list has now been updated. You’ll start seeing these changes in the next month or in a subsequent release.What do I need to prepare for this change?You can inform your IT staff and helpdesk of the upcoming changes listed on this page. Plan to update your…
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	Forms: Brand new first-run experiences for Forms new users
	MC376250 | May 6 – For those newly coming to Forms, the brand-new product landing experience will help users understand through immersive first-touch experience about Forms capability, such as where they can use Forms and how. Users can navigate through the Forms templates categories and select pre-populated grab-and-go solutions to directly start a survey. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 88947
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	Net promoter score (NPS) survey insights – new visualizations available
	MC376246 | May 6 – You can now access insights such as Net promoter score (NPS) volume which includes comments per month and Net promoter score (NPS) volume by channel derived from Microsoft Net Promoter Score (NPS) surveys as answered by your users.In the admin center, go to Health > Product feedback > NPS survey insights. The Net promoter score (NPS) survey insights dashboard will continue with the following analytical tools and pivots for further analysis:Artificial Intelligence – powered categorization…
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	Microsoft Teams: Custom Banner for Emergency Calling
	MC376242 | May 6 – Admins can now inform their users about emergency calling through a customizable disclaimer banner that will appear in the Calls app. Users will be able to acknowledge the message by clicking on the banner. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID:93054
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	(Updated) Forms: Split sending and sharing entry point
	MC335638 | May 5 – Updated May 05, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.We are making it easier to share a Form with a collaborator or with respondents by clearly separating out the sharing process. This is a follow up to MC24233. Based on feedback, we made the decision to make additional changes before we proceeded with the full rollout. We are now ready to move forward and apologize for any inconvenience. Thank you for your feedback and patience.This message is…
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	(Updated) Forms distribution and email notification feature
	MC320691 | May 5 – Updated May 05, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.Microsoft Forms will soon enable a feature that will allow users to share a Form/survey directly with other users and distribution lists within the organization which will also include automated follow up emails and updates. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 88886.
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	(Updated) Send Feedback on Image Tags
	MC286337 | May 5 – Updated May 05, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.Users will now be able to provide feedback on tags associated with an image by using the “Give feedback” option within the details pane of the document library. Using the feedback policy settings, tenant admins will be able to control how much feedback the users can choose to share with Microsoft. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 88708.
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	(Updated) Image Tags in SharePoint
	MC272451 | May 5 – Updated May 05, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.Currently, when images are uploaded to SharePoint, a column named Tags is automatically created and includes descriptive labels to help with search. With the new update, we will migrate tags from the previous text-based and read only Tags column and implement a new editable Image Tags column. End-users will be able to manually add or remove tags from this column. The tags will also appear in the…
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	(Updated) New Fluent Emoji style coming to Teams emojis and reactions
	MC333941 | May 5 – Updated May 05, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.This update will have Teams joining Microsoft 365 and Windows in updating all emojis and reactions to the new Microsoft Fluent emoji style, bringing users a more vibrant and expressive emoji experience.This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 88277
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	(Updated) SharePoint: Create from the SharePoint app bar
	MC350768 | May 5 – Updated May 05, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.Apologies for the delayed release of this new feature. Resources in the SharePoint app bar are expanding to include the ability to create sites, files, and lists as an action.
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	(Updated) Update to the Copy Link command in OneDrive/SharePoint Web
	MC316434 | May 5 – Updated May 05, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.Instead of automatically copying the link with default permissions, we want to give customers the ability to change their link type and permissions prior to generating a sharing link and pasting it into the app of their choice.This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID: 88866.
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	(Updated) SharePoint: Updates to channel site layouts and parent site settings
	MC355214 | May 5 – Updated May 05, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.Two updates are coming for the SharePoint sites that get created for every team and private channel in Microsoft Teams. The first update is to simplify the layout for all private channel sites to make them more useful and easier to navigate between the parent site and the associated team. The second update is to adjust the way site theme and navigation is inherited when the Teams-connected sites are…
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	View Together Mode for Everyone
	MC373879 | May 4 – Microsoft Teams users in a meeting will soon have the option to turn on Together Mode for all participants in a meeting. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 83658
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	(Updated) Customer Lockbox for Microsoft Teams
	MC346909 | May 3 – Updated May 03, 2022: We have updated the timeline below. Thank you for your patience.Customer Lockbox is available today for Exchange Online, SharePoint Online and OneDrive for Business. With this update, we are enabling Customer Lockbox for Microsoft Teams as well. Note: If you are already using Customer Lockbox today, no extra steps are needed to take advantage of this update.This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 86190.
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	(Updated) Planner tasks storage location update
	MC289682 | May 3 – Updated May 03, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.We are pleased to roll this out after the delay (MC229058 – May ’21). Starting in mid-October 2021, a copy of some Planner tasks will be stored in a user’s Exchange mailbox. All Planner tasks will continue to be stored in the Planner Service.
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	(Updated) Large Folder Delete on OneDrive and SharePoint Document Libraries on Web
	MC341151 | May 3 – Updated May 03, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.Currently large folders (>10k items) cannot be deleted from OneDrive and SharePoint Document Libraries on web. With this new feature we will allow users to delete them. The process of deleting a large folder will be the same as deleting any small folder on the web today.This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 88979.
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	(Updated) 1:1 VOIP and PSTN call recording and transcription in Calls App V2
	MC279469 | May 3 – Updated February 18, 2022: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience. Microsoft Teams will now release ability to record and transcribe 1:1 VOIP and PSTN calls and show the recording and transcription in Call history in the calls details panel. This is a critical feature specifically for our Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) customers. In absence of chat, PSTN callees do not have a way to view call recordings and transcriptions. This message is associated…
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	New Admin PowerShell control for Loop components
	MC371268 | May 2 – In response to customer feedback, we are introducing a new PowerShell control,IsLoopEnabled to control Loop components experiences in Microsoft 365. Now admins can control Loop components independently from other experiences. This allows admins to be able to disable Loop components while keeping the new Whiteboard in OneDrive enabled. Additionally, you no longer need to set IsFluidEnabled to True to enable other Fluid Framework powered experiences. We highly recommend admins to stop using…
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	Site template history panel
	MC371265 | May 2 – This new release of a new panel in Site settings will allow site owners to view the history of any site templates applied to the site and related site script actions.This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 93186
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